Shop platforms
Online shop
Connect your online shop and orders flow to us automatically. Stock levels sync back every 15 minutes.
Home Connect your shop
However you sell, orders reach our pickers in a minute.
Online shop, marketplace, Instagram, WhatsApp or a spreadsheet: connect once and every order lands at Starling without copying and pasting.
01Ways to connect
Filter by how you sell.
Shop platforms
Website checkout
For custom websites: a simple order link or our API. Your developer can be live in a day.
Marketplaces
Marketplace stores
Orders from marketplace shops imported every 15 minutes with your listing codes.
Social selling
Instagram and WhatsApp sellers
Paste or forward an order on WhatsApp. Our assistant turns it into a picking order.
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet upload
Upload a spreadsheet of orders once or twice a day. A template is in your account.
Spreadsheets
Shared spreadsheet
Link a shared sheet and we read new rows every 15 minutes.
Finance
Accounting export
Monthly invoices and payout statements export to your accounting tool as CSV.
Finance
COVORN Business Suite
Orders, stock and payouts appear in your COVORN dashboard next to your other apps.
Developers
API for developers
Create orders, read stock and receive tracking updates with webhooks.
02Going live
Three days from call to first order.
- 01
Call
We learn how you sell.
- 02
Connect
Shop, sheet or WhatsApp.
- 03
Test order
One order end to end.
- 04
Stock in
Your first delivery to Dock 2.
- 05
Live
Orders flow automatically.
03For developers
A small, clear API.
Create orders, read stock by product and bin, and receive tracking events by webhook. Test keys are in your seller account. Rate limit is 120 requests a minute.
POST /v1/orders
{ "reference": "SHOP-1042",
"service": "same_day_abuja",
"cod_amount": 18500,
"items": [{ "sku": "SHEA-250", "qty": 2 }],
"to": { "name": "Example Customer",
"area": "Wuse 2" } }I sell on Instagram. I forward the order on WhatsApp and Starling's assistant does the rest. No more typing addresses at midnight.
05Questions
About connecting.
Do I need a developer?
No, unless you want the API. Shop and spreadsheet connections take a few clicks.
Is there a cost?
Integrations are free on every plan.
What if my shop is not listed?
Use the spreadsheet or API, or ask us.
Connect your shop today.
Book a call and we will connect it with you on screen.